'Quite good!' - that is extraordinary good condition for so long in the ground.

by Gunny Hartmann

I preferred it as it was but each to their own, nice buckle!....

I'm with Gunny on this one.
And I'll explain why; its not that the cleaned up buckle doesnt look good, because it does. Its just, that we see so many cleaned up or 'above ground found' buckles in this or close to this condition. They are still nice and sought after buckles but I dont mind a bit of patina.
This is purely a personal preference in this case - opinion may vary.

'Quite good!' - that is extraordinary good condition for so long in the ground.

I'm with Gunny on this one.
And I'll explain why; its not that the cleaned up buckle doesnt look good, because it does. Its just, that we see so many cleaned up or 'above ground found' buckles in this or close to this condition. They are still nice and sought after buckles but I dont mind a bit of patina.
This is purely a personal preference in this case - opinion may vary.

Thank you for your feedback! Usually I try to keep the patina (you can see in my other threads).. But here (in my opinion) was shame to leave buckle in this state..